Open AccessReflection of stable isotopes and selected elements with the inundation gradient at the Matang Mangrove Forest Reserve (MMFR), Malaysia
Author(s) -
Waseem Khan,
M. Nazre,
Syaizwan Zahmir Zulkifli,
Kamziah Abd Kudus,
Margaret Zimmer,
M. K. Mohamad Roslan,
Aqilah Mukhtar,
Roslanzairi Mostapa,
Seca Gandaseca
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
international forestry review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.526
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 2053-7778
pISSN - 1465-5489
DOI - 10.1505/146554817828562314
Subject(s) - mangrove , rhizophora , avicennia marina , isotope , environmental chemistry , environmental science , botany , chemistry , ecology , biology , physics , quantum mechanics
Multi-elemental and isotopic fingerprints could help to track changes in mangrove forest productivity and development. This study aims to identify elemental concentrations and stable isotope ratios in inter- and intra-mangrove species along the inundation gradient of the Matang mangrove forest. Matured sun leaves of different mangrove species, namely, Avicennia alba , Rhizophora apiculata , Bruguiera parviflora , and Sonneratia ovata , were collected from the Matang Mangrove Forest Reserve (MMFR). After samples preparation, determination of elemental concentrations and stable isotope ratios were carried out using an Atomic Absorption Spectrometer (AAS) and Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry (IRMS) respectively. Trace elements (Mn, Fe, Cu, Zn), cations (Na, K, Ca, Mg) and stable isotope (δ13C and δ15N) ratios were found to follow different patterns along the inundation gradient in the leaves of the sampled plant species. Elemental concentrations of Na, K, Fe, Cu, Zn and Mn along with stable istopic ratio differed significantly within similar and different mangrove species. The results of Rhizophora apiculata elemental concentrations and stable isotope ratios can potentially serve as a baseline to further the research in the MMFR compartments.